The Division 2 Won’t be Coming to Steam, System Requirements Revealed

Ubisoft has revealed quite a lot recently about their upcoming third-person shooter and role-playing game hybrid, The Division 2. Apparently, the sequel will be skipping Steam entirely. They’ve also revealed what features they’ve been cooking for the PC community, as well as the system requirements for those planning to play on PC.

A new features overview trailer has the dev team discussing what it’ll mean to get the game on PC. They’re promising uncapped frame rates and resolutions, saying that “If your rig can handle it, you can play it.” Support for HDR, variable refresh rate monitors and ultrawide resolutions will be available at launch too.

You can check out the full trailer below:

Ubisoft also revealed that they’ve partnered up with Epic Games for the PC release, which means that the game won’t be arriving on Steam and will only be available through either the Epic Games Store or directly from Ubisoft. Apparently, this deal will extend to quite a few of their upcoming releases as well.

If you don’t mind not having it on Steam though, here are the game’s system requirements so you can make sure your rig is ready for youre prefered gameplay setup:

The Division 2 System Requirements

Minimum (1080p/30fps)

OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10

CPU: AMD FX-6350 or Intel Core I5-2500K

RAM: 8 GB

GPU: AMD Radeon R9 270 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

VRAM: 2 GB

Direct X: 11

Recommended (1080p/60fps)

OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or Intel Core I7-4790

RAM: 8 GB

GPU: AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

VRAM: 4 GB

Direct X: 11 | 12

High (1440p/60fps)

OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or Intel Core I7-6700K

RAM: 16 GB

GPU: AMD RX Vega 56 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

VRAM: 8 GB

Direct X: 11 | 12

Elite (4K/60fps)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core I9-7900X

RAM: 16 GB

GPU: AMD Radeon VII or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 TI

VRAM: 11 GB

Direct X: 11 | 12

The Division 2 is set to launch on March 15th for PC, Xbox One and PS4. A private beta will be held some time before launch, however you’ll only get guaranteed access to it by pre-ordering the game. Otherwise, you’ll need to take your chances by signing up here.

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I think this it’s just a timed exclusivity deal even if they’re not saying it right now. Since Ubisoft has their own store, if they really want more profit then they would only sell their games in Uplay.